About Making an Object into a Hyperlink
You can turn text, images, and shapes into hyperlinks that perform any of several
actions when you click them during a presentation. When you make an object into
a hyperlink, it’s marked with a curved-arrow badge on the slide canvas; this badge
isn’t visible when viewing the presentation. But text that’s been made into an inline
hyperlink is underlined; the text underline is visible when viewing the presentation,
unless you choose to reformat the text without it.
The small blue arrow (visible only while you’re
editing a slide) means the item is a clickable
hyperlink.
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These predrawn arrows pointing forward and backward are an example of a
navigational element that can be used in a slideshow. The small, curved-arrow badge
in the lower corner of each one indicates that it’s been made into a hyperlink.
The small blue arrow (visible only
while you’re editing a slide) means
the item is a clickable hyperlink.
This text box has also been made into a hyperlink as indicated by the same curved-
arrow badge in its lower-right corner. But the text below displays an underline,
indicating that the text is an inline hyperlink.
Use hyperlinks to trigger any of the following actions during your presentation:
Jump to a particular slide.
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Open a webpage in the computer’s default web browser.
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Open another Keynote document.
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Open an email message.
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Exit the slideshow.
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Opening a Page in a Web Browser During Your Presentation
You can add a hyperlink that opens a webpage in web browser that’s been set up as
the default browser for the computer on which the slideshow is played.
To add a hyperlink that opens a webpage:
1
Select the text or object that you want to turn into a hyperlink.
If you type text that starts with “www” or “http” (or copy it from another document),
the text automatically becomes a hyperlink. To turn off this feature, choose
Keynote > Preferences, click Auto-Correction, and deselect “Automatically detect email
and web addresses.” This setting is computer specific, so if the document is opened on
a computer with a different setting, that computer’s setting is used instead.
2
Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Hyperlink inspector button, and then select
“Enable as a hyperlink.”
3
Choose Webpage from the Link To pop-up menu.
4
Type the webpage’s address in the URL field.
5
If you want to change text that appears as the hyperlink in the document, type new
text in the Display field.
The Hyperlink
inspector button
Type the URL you
want to link to.
Type the link text
you want to display
on the slide.
Opening a Preaddressed Email Message
A hyperlink can open a preaddressed email message in the default mail application
that’s been set up on the computer on which the slideshow is played.
To add a hyperlink that links to an email message:
1
Select the text or object that you want to turn into a hyperlink.
If you type an email address (or copy it from another document), the text
automatically becomes a hyperlink. To turn off this feature, choose Keynote >
Preferences, click Auto-Correction, and then deselect “Automatically detect email and
web addresses.” This setting is computer-specific, so if the document is opened on a
computer with a different setting, that computer’s setting is used instead.
2
Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Hyperlink inspector button, and then select
“Enable as a hyperlink.”
3
Choose Email Message from the Link To pop-up menu.
4
Type the email address of the intended recipient in the To field.
5
Optionally type a subject line in the Subject field.
6
To display custom text for the hyperlink, type new text in the Display field. (This option
is dimmed if you chose an object instead of text as the hyperlink.)
Type the message subject.
Type the link text to
display on the slide.
Type the recipient’s
email address.
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Jumping to a Particular Slide
If you want to be able to move through your presentation in a nonlinear path, or if you
want viewers to choose their own paths through your presentation (for example, if the
slideshow is presented in a kiosk), you can use hyperlinks to jump to any slide in your
Keynote document.
To add a hyperlink that jumps to a particular slide:
1
Select the text or object that you want to turn into a hyperlink.
2
Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Hyperlink inspector button, and then select
“Enable as a hyperlink.”
3
Choose Slide from the Link To pop-up menu.
4
Select the option that describes the slide you want to display (next, previous, first, last,
last viewed, or a slide number).
You can use hyperlinks to control navigation during a slideshow. See “Creating Self-
Playing Presentations” on page 200.
Creating a “Stop Slideshow” Button Within Your Slideshow
If you want to be able to stop a slideshow by clicking a button or text within the
slideshow, create a hyperlink that stops the slideshow.
To add a hyperlink that stops a slideshow:
1
Select the object or text that you want to use to trigger stopping the slideshow.
2
Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Hyperlink inspector button, and then select
“Enable as a hyperlink.”
3
Choose Exit Slideshow from the Link To pop-up menu.
Opening Another Keynote Slideshow During Your Presentation
Add a hyperlink that opens another Keynote file.
To add a hyperlink that opens another Keynote document:
1
Select the text or object that you want to turn into a hyperlink.
2
Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Hyperlink inspector button, and then select
“Enable as a hyperlink.”
3
Choose Keynote Slideshow from the Link To pop-up menu.
4
Navigate to the file, and click Open.
5
If you want to change text that appears as the hyperlink in the document, type new
text in the Display field.
When you click a link to another Keynote document, the new slideshow begins playing
from the first slide.